Figs production in Libya
In 2024 Libya produced 10,369 t of figs, the 21st largest in the world (0.78% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.3%. The record was 35,000 t in 1991. Area harvested: 2,666 ha, yield 3.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 10,369 t
- World rank
- 21 of 49
- 10-year change
- −7.3%
- Record
- 35,000 t
- 1991
Figs in Libya, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Libya compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.78%
- 0.97% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 3.9
- world 4.4 (−12%)
- kg per person
- 1.40
- world 0.16
- 10-year change
- −7.3%
- world +16%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Japan | 12,440 | 0.93% |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 11,659 | 0.87% |
| 21 | Libya | 10,369 | 0.78% |
| 22 | Greece | 8,500 | 0.64% |
| 23 | Iraq | 7,709 | 0.58% |
Map of world production of figs
Share of the world total; Libya is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10,369 | −0.0% | 2,666 | 3.89 |
| 2023 | 10,370 | +1.0% | 2,691 | 3.85 |
| 2022 | 10,267 | −8.0% | 2,666 | 3.85 |
| 2021 | 11,154 | +7.0% | 2,948 | 3.78 |
| 2020 | 10,420 | +7.7% | 2,910 | 3.58 |
| 2019 | 9,673 | −0.5% | 2,554 | 3.79 |
| 2018 | 9,720 | −7.5% | 2,600 | 3.74 |
| 2017 | 10,505 | −1.4% | 2,941 | 3.57 |
| 2016 | 10,653 | +10% | 2,993 | 3.56 |
| 2015 | 9,674 | −14% | 2,677 | 3.61 |
| 2014 | 11,187 | +0.8% | 3,154 | 3.55 |
| 2013 | 11,099 | +2.4% | 3,149 | 3.52 |
| 2012 | 10,842 | +6.0% | 3,121 | 3.47 |
| 2011 | 10,231 | −0.6% | 2,980 | 3.43 |
| 2010 | 10,291 | +0.4% | 3,070 | 3.35 |
| 2009 | 10,250 | +2.5% | 3,100 | 3.31 |
| 2008 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 3.33 |
| 2007 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 3.33 |
| 2006 | 10,000 | −3.4% | 3,000 | 3.33 |
| 2005 | 10,350 | +3.5% | 3,286 | 3.15 |
| 2004 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 3.33 |
| 2003 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 3.33 |
| 2002 | 10,000 | +150% | 3,000 | 3.33 |
| 2001 | 4,000 | −60% | 3,000 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 10,000 | −42% | 3,000 | 3.33 |
| 1999 | 17,350 | −28% | 6,800 | 2.55 |
| 1998 | 24,000 | −10% | 9,600 | 2.50 |
| 1997 | 26,800 | −5.3% | 10,500 | 2.55 |
| 1996 | 28,300 | +5.1% | 11,000 | 2.57 |
| 1995 | 26,920 | −0.3% | 10,342 | 2.60 |
| 1994 | 27,000 | −3.6% | 10,491 | 2.57 |
| 1993 | 28,000 | −6.7% | 11,019 | 2.54 |
| 1992 | 30,000 | −14% | 10,700 | 2.80 |
| 1991 | 35,000 | +1.0% | 14,061 | 2.49 |
| 1990 | 34,665 | 0.0% | 11,841 | 2.93 |
| 1989 | 34,665 | 0.0% | 11,300 | 3.07 |
| 1988 | 34,665 | 0.0% | 11,300 | 3.07 |
| 1987 | 34,665 | +20% | 11,300 | 3.07 |
| 1986 | 29,000 | +32% | 11,600 | 2.50 |
| 1985 | 22,000 | +23% | 9,500 | 2.32 |
| 1984 | 17,873 | −4.1% | — | — |
| 1983 | 18,641 | +32% | — | — |
| 1982 | 14,163 | +42% | — | — |
| 1981 | 10,000 | +89% | — | — |
| 1980 | 5,301 | −17% | — | — |
| 1979 | 6,350 | +25% | — | — |
| 1978 | 5,091 | −18% | — | — |
| 1977 | 6,229 | +30% | — | — |
| 1976 | 4,794 | +30% | — | — |
| 1975 | 3,690 | −13% | — | — |
| 1974 | 4,227 | +12% | — | — |
| 1973 | 3,790 | +24% | — | — |
| 1972 | 3,053 | +6.2% | — | — |
| 1971 | 2,875 | +22% | — | — |
| 1970 | 2,363 | −28% | — | — |
| 1969 | 3,275 | −31% | — | — |
| 1968 | 4,740 | −2.7% | — | — |
| 1967 | 4,870 | −1.2% | — | — |
| 1966 | 4,931 | −1.9% | — | — |
| 1965 | 5,029 | +319% | — | — |
| 1964 | 1,200 | −40% | — | — |
| 1963 | 2,000 | −13% | — | — |
| 1962 | 2,300 | +15% | — | — |
| 1961 | 2,000 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of figs in Libya?
Libya produced 10,369 t in 2024, 0.78% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Libya rank in the world for production of figs?
Libya ranked 21st of 49 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Turkey with 28.1% of the world total.
How has the production of figs in Libya changed?
It fell by 7.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +16% for the world. The record was 35,000 t in 1991.
What is the yield of figs in Libya?
3.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (10,369 t from 2,666 ha), against a world average of 4.4 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Libya is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.